MFT CLINICAL EXAM REVISED AND UPDATED
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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,CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT -ASSESS FURTHER
INTERVENTIONS 1.) Standard of care requires that therapists assess
for child abuse and neglect when any risk factors
are present.
-MANDATED TO REPORT:
1.) Physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect.
*Emotional abuse is optional
*Exposure to domestic violence is optional
report
2.) Abuse/neglect that occurred outside CA to
California state authorities.
3.) Consensual sex between minors is only a
mandated report when 1) one of the
participants is 13 or younger and the other is 14 or
older or 2) If one of the participants is 21 or older
and the other is under 16.
*Nonconsensual sex with a minor is always
reported.
4.) Lewd and lascivious behavior between minors
ages 14 or 15 with a partner who is
10 or more years older is a mandated report
5.) Downloading, possessing or transmitting child
pornography constitutes sexual
exploitation of a minor and requires a mandated
report.
-MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY
1.) If the client is 18 or older and reports abuse
occurred when s/he was a minor, unless there
was reasonable suspicion that the perpetrator
was abusing other minors.
2.) A child taken out of state without permission
would constitute kidnapping and not
abuse or neglect. The therapist should maintain
confidentiality and encourage
client to contact law enforcement.
,ELDER & DEPENDENT ADULT -PHYSICAL: assault, battery, physical restraints,
REPORTING chemical restraints, deprivation
of food/water, sexual assault.
-NEGLECT: failure to provide adequate care,
food, shelter, basic hygiene or protection
from hazards. dependent adult or an
elder can't adequately provide for his or her own
needs due to physical or mental
limitations or substance abuse
-FINANCIAL: Applies to any person who secretes
or misappropriates money or property to any
wrongful use or with the intent to defraud.
-ABANDONMENT: willful withdrawal of care or
support when care or support is needed
-ISOLATION: restricting from social contact by
denying access to mail, phone, computer,
friends
-ABDUCTION:taking dependent adults or elders
out of California or preventing them from
returning to California without their consent or
against their will.
-SELF NEGLECT: dependent adult or an
elder can't adequately provide for his or her own
needs due to physical or mental
limitations or substance abuse
* Emotional Abuse: (optional, not mandated,
report) Treatment that harms or
endangers the emotional well-being of a
dependent adult or an elder.
-REPORT TO
1.) call Adult Protective Services (APS)
immediately, submit
written report within 2 working days
2.) If occurs in a long-term care facility, contact
local law enforcement immediately,
written reports must be filed with law
enforcement and local ombudsman.
, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -SIGNS OF ABUSE
-CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
DV INTERVENTIONS -START WHERE CL IS; DON'T PUSH TO LEAVE
-SAFETY PLANNING
-REFERRALS
-CLIENT ESCALATING IN ROOM
SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM- DUTY
TO PROTECT
RISK FACTORS
SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM- DUTY ASSESSMENT
TO PROTECT
SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM- DUTY -INCREASED CONTACT
TO PROTECT -NO HARM CONTRACT
INTERVENTIONS -BREAKING CONFIDENTIALITY
-SAFETY PLANNING
-VOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION
-INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION
DANGER TO OTHERS- DUTY TO -TARASOFF; DUTY TO WARN
PROTECT -BIGGEST RISK FACTOR= HX OF VIOLENT BX
-ENSURING THERAPIST'S SAFETY (IN OFFICE/IN
FIELD)
-CLIENT VS. NOT OUR CLIENT
FOR 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
Save
Terms in this set (102)
,CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT -ASSESS FURTHER
INTERVENTIONS 1.) Standard of care requires that therapists assess
for child abuse and neglect when any risk factors
are present.
-MANDATED TO REPORT:
1.) Physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect.
*Emotional abuse is optional
*Exposure to domestic violence is optional
report
2.) Abuse/neglect that occurred outside CA to
California state authorities.
3.) Consensual sex between minors is only a
mandated report when 1) one of the
participants is 13 or younger and the other is 14 or
older or 2) If one of the participants is 21 or older
and the other is under 16.
*Nonconsensual sex with a minor is always
reported.
4.) Lewd and lascivious behavior between minors
ages 14 or 15 with a partner who is
10 or more years older is a mandated report
5.) Downloading, possessing or transmitting child
pornography constitutes sexual
exploitation of a minor and requires a mandated
report.
-MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY
1.) If the client is 18 or older and reports abuse
occurred when s/he was a minor, unless there
was reasonable suspicion that the perpetrator
was abusing other minors.
2.) A child taken out of state without permission
would constitute kidnapping and not
abuse or neglect. The therapist should maintain
confidentiality and encourage
client to contact law enforcement.
,ELDER & DEPENDENT ADULT -PHYSICAL: assault, battery, physical restraints,
REPORTING chemical restraints, deprivation
of food/water, sexual assault.
-NEGLECT: failure to provide adequate care,
food, shelter, basic hygiene or protection
from hazards. dependent adult or an
elder can't adequately provide for his or her own
needs due to physical or mental
limitations or substance abuse
-FINANCIAL: Applies to any person who secretes
or misappropriates money or property to any
wrongful use or with the intent to defraud.
-ABANDONMENT: willful withdrawal of care or
support when care or support is needed
-ISOLATION: restricting from social contact by
denying access to mail, phone, computer,
friends
-ABDUCTION:taking dependent adults or elders
out of California or preventing them from
returning to California without their consent or
against their will.
-SELF NEGLECT: dependent adult or an
elder can't adequately provide for his or her own
needs due to physical or mental
limitations or substance abuse
* Emotional Abuse: (optional, not mandated,
report) Treatment that harms or
endangers the emotional well-being of a
dependent adult or an elder.
-REPORT TO
1.) call Adult Protective Services (APS)
immediately, submit
written report within 2 working days
2.) If occurs in a long-term care facility, contact
local law enforcement immediately,
written reports must be filed with law
enforcement and local ombudsman.
, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -SIGNS OF ABUSE
-CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
DV INTERVENTIONS -START WHERE CL IS; DON'T PUSH TO LEAVE
-SAFETY PLANNING
-REFERRALS
-CLIENT ESCALATING IN ROOM
SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM- DUTY
TO PROTECT
RISK FACTORS
SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM- DUTY ASSESSMENT
TO PROTECT
SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM- DUTY -INCREASED CONTACT
TO PROTECT -NO HARM CONTRACT
INTERVENTIONS -BREAKING CONFIDENTIALITY
-SAFETY PLANNING
-VOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION
-INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION
DANGER TO OTHERS- DUTY TO -TARASOFF; DUTY TO WARN
PROTECT -BIGGEST RISK FACTOR= HX OF VIOLENT BX
-ENSURING THERAPIST'S SAFETY (IN OFFICE/IN
FIELD)
-CLIENT VS. NOT OUR CLIENT
